Shipping and display container for jewelry



May 10, 1949. w. J. THOMPSON 2,469,530

I SHIPPING AND DISPJ QAY CONTAH I ER FOR JEWELRY Filed Nov. 27-, 1948 Patented May 10, 1949 SHIPPINGAND DISPLAY CONTAINER FOR William J; Thompson; Edgewood; REL, assignor to dcME Manufacturing 00;, a corporation of Rhode: Island Application November 27, 19.4s8aSeriaLNo, 62,345

l -Claims. l

The presentinventi'on'. relates to shipping and;

display containers and has; particular reference tor containers for. jeweiery items'such as bracelets one piece rim element; and ,an. article. support card adapted to be readily locked therein.

Another object. is, to. provide; a... rim element for an article container may. be readily. molded; one. piece,

A further objectoff thei'nventi'on isto provide a container rim and'an arti'cle support element whichmay. be quickly, assembled and locked together against relative movement.

With the above; and: other; objects and advantageous features in view, the invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an illustrative container embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof, the article support element being removed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, the article support element being in position;

Fig. 4 is a'section on the line 44 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective bottom detail showing the tab and slot lock for the article support element.

It has been found desirable to provide a shipping and display container which is ornamental, and is inexpensive to manufacture and assemble. To this end, I provide a container rim of special form which may be pressed out of metal but preferably is molded from plastic material, and I mount an article support element in the container rim so as to be securely held therein, said support element being of thin material and preferably of cardboard, and covered if desired with plush fluff or the like.

Referring to the drawings, the container includes an ornamental rim l I, which is preferably molded of plastic material, and an article support or holder i2, which is preferably of cardboard and which may if desired have its upper surface covered with plush fluff or ornamental textile material.

The rim ll includes an outer wall I3 of generally sloping form and terminating in a thicker flat base edge l4, and an inner vertical wall I5 all) 2 w ch d pends downwardly; as. i11.ustr tedi n. sS-. 3'. and.4 and is ofj lessf,l'ie ight than the height of the, outer wall. In the illustrated embodiment, the. walls are each rectangular, the. outer wall. I137- havingsidles I 6,. l'l'. andlend's l 8; f9, andlthe inner wall". It? havingsid'es 203,21" and ends 2 21 23;

A. frame. 2 4; see, Fig, 2,. is'fprmed integral with. the, rim ljli, andfiihcl'udes h'orizontalfsidesjfi', 26", which are joined, to, the contiguous vertical sides 216', 2.1 of the. inner wall, and. have; intermediate cut; out. portions; 2 ill r; a. purpo e h rein er. described. The r. ...243 has, ends. 3101whi' h. are contiguousto but. sn edfrom heinn'er w ll; ends 2.2.2.3. to providbllnarrow spaces 31, 3'2, and:

' the. inner. wall: endshave depending t s- ;.3

extending. to. or, slightly below the: lower face: or the frame 24". The inner walisidesZU; 2Iha've'" lateral projections 35, 36 positioned slightly above the frame sides to provide side channels 31, 38 therebetween, see Fig. 4, the cut out portions 21, 28 of the frame permitting the molding plungers for the lateral projections to move past the frame sides during the molding of the rim.

The article support or holder I2 is of a width to slide into one space 3|, and against the inner wall sides, and is flexible so that it may be slid over the frame sides and ends and through the channels 31, 38 so as to extend through the other space 32. Although this is ordinarily sufficient to seat the article holder in the rim, it is preferred to provide the ends of the holder I2 with slots 39 for seating over the tabs 33, 34 to thus completely lock the holder l2 against relative movement with respect to the rim.

It is thus clear that the container includes a one-piece rimQpreferably of molded plastic, and an article holder of thin material, preferably cardboard, the two parts being readily assembled and locked together. A jewelry article is readily mounted on the holder by staples, cut-out tabs, or the like, and is distinctively displayed as if within a picture frame.

Although I have described one preferred constructional embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of the parts, and in the materials used, may be made to suit the requirements for diiferent container designs, without departing from the spirit or the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shipping and display container having a rim with an upstanding ornamental-outer wall and a depending vertical inner wall of less height than the outer wall, said outer and inner walls having sides and ends, a frame secured to the sides of the inner wall and having narrow sides contiguous the inner wall sides and narrow ends, at least one frame end being adjacent to and spaced from the contiguous inner Wall end, and an article support element seating over the frame sides and engaging the inner wall sides and seating over the frame ends and beneath said contiguous inner wall end, the thickness of said support element being less than the space between the frame end and the contiguous wall end spaced therefrom.

2. A shipping and display container having a rim with an upstanding ornamental outer wall and a depending vertical inner wall of less height than the outer wall, said outer and inner walls having sides and ends, a frame secured to the sides of the inner wall and having narrow sides contiguous the inner wall sides and narrow ends, said frame ends being adjacent to and spaced from the contiguous inner wall ends, and an article support element seating over the frame sides and engaging the inner wall sides and seating over the frame ends and beneath the inner wall ends, the thickness of said support element being less than the space between the frame end and the contiguous wall end spaced therefrom, said inner wall sides having projecting parts extending over and in spaced relation to the frame sides to receive the support element therebetween.

3. A shipping and display container having a rim with an upstanding ornamental outer wall and a depending vertical inner wall of less height than the outer wall, said outer and inner walls having sides and ends, a frame secured to the I.

sides of the inner wall and having narrow sides contiguous the inner wall sides and narrow ends,

said frame ends being adjacent to and spaced from the contiguous inner wall ends, and an article support element seating over the frame sides and engaging the inner wall sides and seating over the frame ends and beneath the inner wall ends, the thickness of said support element being less than the space between the frame end and the contiguous wall end spaced therefrom, said inner wall ends having tabs extending downwardly therefrom and said support element having slots adjacent its ends for lockingly seating over said tabs.

4. A shipping and display container having a rim with an upstanding ornamental outer wall and a depending vertical inner wall of less height than the outer wall, said outer and inner walls having sides and ends, a frame secured to the sides of the inner wall and having narrow sides contiguous the inner wall sides and narrow ends, said frame ends being adjacent to and spaced from the contiguous inner wall ends, and an article support element seating over the frame sides and engaging the inner wall sides and seating over the frame ends and beneath the inner wall ends, the thickness of said support element being less than the space between the frame end and the contiguous wall end spaced therefrom, said inner wall sides having projecting parts extending over and in spaced relation to the frame sides to receive the support element therebetween, said inner wall ends having tabs extending downwardly therefrom and said support element havingslots adjacent its ends for lockingly seating over said tabs.

WILLIAM J. THOMPSON.

No references cited. 

